For instance, many Java-based Web applications are deployed to environments that only support the technologies found in a Web server/container, such as servlets, JSPs, and JDBC.

A web server is a server designed to serve files from the local system, like Apache. A Java enterprise application server is a full-blown implementation of the Jakarta EE specification.

Step 5: Test the Maven-deployed WAR file on Tomcat If Tomcat is started and the WAR file has been deployed to the webapps folder, you can test the Java web application in your browser.

In this tutorial on SOAP web services in Java, learn how to use the Eclipse IDE and Jakarta EE to build, test and run XML-based endpoints for microservices.